In a systematic review by Van Rheenen and Brabin, [8] delayed cord clamping was defined as waiting until the umbilical cord had stopped pulsing (mean clamping time was 305 sec). In an RCT looking ...

What is your baby's umbilical cord? The umbilical cord starts to form at about 4 weeks of pregnancy. It's your baby's ...

While several people in the state are furious, calling it ‘improper’, even ‘immoral’ behaviour, cord clamping–as the procedure of cutting the umbilical cord is known–by parents is neither a new ...

Health watchdog NICE recommends not clamping the umbilical cord before a minute to let blood flow to the baby. But Cells4Life's blog said immediate clamping was "under 60 seconds" and delayed ...

J Midwifery Womens Health. 2009;5(4):321-326. Immediate cord clamping is often included as part of active management of the third stage of labor. Although it is now well known that active ...